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Mozaikok az ELTE örökségéből – 2024. július

szlavikszab — Thu, 11 Jul 2024 11:48:08 +0000

Mosaics from the heritage of ELTE – July 2024

Object of the month – Commemorative medal of the Eötvös József Collegium

The Eötvös József Collegium was founded in 1895 in order to improve teacher training in Hungary. We chose a commemorative medal made in 1945, for the 50th anniversary of its existence, as the object of the month.

The image of the obverse shows a female figure flying a bird and Dezső Keresztury's motto: "THE SPIRIT IS FREE TO SERVE" On the left side of the image is the maker's mark. Pált Pátzay. On the reverse is the inscription in Latin: "IN MEMORIAM SOLLEMNIUM SEMISAECULARIUM COLLEGII A JOSEPHO EÖTVÖS NOMINATI MDCCCXCV MDCCCCXLV "

In an interview, Dezső Keresztury, director of the Collegium (1945–1948), said the following about the history of the motto on the medal:

"We were preparing for the collegium's 50th anniversary, I led it - I could do it then, I had so much influence - I minted a commemorative medal. And this commemorative medal was made by Pál Pátzay: a female figure standing in a strong, almost stormy wind, sending a dove or a bird into the wings. And for this there was also a need for some kind of caption, and then I put it this way: "the spirit serves freely". Of course, at that time quite a lot of people took this from me in a bad name, because the public perception of this issue was different... The sound of the words was different."

Source:

„Szabadon szolgál a szellem” Keresztúry Dezsővel beszélget Tóbiás Áron. Honismeret, 22. évf. 1994. 6. sz. 44–46.
A Báró Eötvös József Collegium hivatástörténete 1895-1950. Vezető és forrásgyűjtemány az állandó kiállításhoz. Szerk. Horváth László. Budapest, 2017. 199.
Prohászka László: Az Eötvös József Collegium Pátzay Pál készítette jubileumi emlékérme. Az Érem, 73. évf. 2017. 1. sz. 28-31.

Compiled by: Attila Boda, Georgina Schlay

szlavikszab 2024. 07. 11., Thu – 16:01

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Mozaikok az ELTE örökségéből – 2024. június

szlavikszab — Mon, 10 Jun 2024 13:15:24 +0000

Mosaics from the heritage of ELTE - June 2024

Object of the month – Commemorative medal issued for the 350th anniversary of the ELTE’s founding

Our university was founded by Péter Pázmány in Nagyszombat (today Trnava, Slovakia) in 1635. In 1985, for the 350th anniversary of the founding, for example, in addition to the Hungarian coins, the Slovak Numismatic Society also produced a commemorative medal.

On the front of the commemorative medal is a bird's-eye view of Nagyszombat, with the Jesuit church in Nagyszombat and the adjacent university buildings in the center. Inscription on the upper part: "UNIVERSITAS TYRNAVIENSIS 1635-1985" On the back, bands divide the image of the medal into three rings, in the middle is the head of Christ. In the innermost ring, in fields separated by columns, alpha and omega signs, sun and moon, and the letters "R" and "T". In the next lane: inscription "POBOČKA TRNAVA SNS". Inscription beginning "350 VÝROČIE ZALOŽENIA UNIVERZITY" at the far end. Commemorative medal issued for the 350th anniversary of the foundation of the University of Nagyszombat.

szlavikszab 2024. 06. 10., Mon – 15:32

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Szakmai kirándulás az egyetemi örökségkoordináció tagjaival Tatán

szlavikszab — Thu, 06 Jun 2024 12:21:35 +0000

Professional excursion with members of the University Heritage Coordination in Tata

The purpose of our professional network called University Heritage Coordination, which was established in 2020, is to develop the method of managing and protecting the valuable cultural heritage of the university, as well as to make it visible to both the citizens of the university and the general public. Almost every organizational unit of the university has delegated a representative to the professional network, so in addition to working together, we also try to get to know each other's collections in the framework of professional trips.

On the 3rd of June 2024, our members traveled to Tata, where they participated in meaningful professional programs. During the morning, Dóra Kürthy, geologist and deputy director of the Kuny Domokos Museum, welcomed the group. After introducing each other, e.g. the operation of the two institutions, we had the opportunity to see the colorful exhibition The wonderful (living) world of the ancient sea of Tata, as well as the traveling exhibition Life and death in the Turkish age.

In the afternoon, we walked around the more than 3-hectare nature reserve with István Szente, the manager of the Tata Geological Garden. The foundation of the garden at the foot of the Kálvária hill can be linked to the name of József Fülöp, the former rector of our university, for example, his research house and commemorative plaque can still be seen today. During the guided tour, we were introduced to unique geological and paleontological curiosities, but there was also time to explore the botanical diversity of the garden.

You can read more about our professional network, unique among Hungarian higher education institutions, here.

szlavikszab 2024. 06. 06., Thu – 14:32

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Mozaikok az ELTE örökségéből – 2024. május

szlavikszab — Fri, 10 May 2024 06:38:23 +0000

Mosaics from the heritage of ELTE – May 2024

Object of the month – Memorial plaque of the ELTE Radnóti Miklós Teacher Training School

Miklós Radnóti was born 115 years ago, on the 5th of May 1909, in Budapest, in an assimilated Jewish family. He attended the University of Szeged from 1930, obtained a Hungarian–French secondary school teacher qualification in 1936, but did not get a job.

The school took his name in 1959, and at the naming ceremony on the 9th of May, literary historian Gábor Tolnai (1910–1990), Radnóti’s former university student, gave a speech:

„He wanted to be a teacher. He considered education and teaching to be the most beautiful task of man. Education for the truth. He was already a teacher when he was a university student. He raised us, his friends, primarily with his human behavior, honesty, and love of justice. Miklós Radnóti spoke the truth until the moment of his death.[…] Dear girls and boys, be proud that your school is named after him, and try to be worthy of the poet and unusually pure and unwavering man, Miklós Radnóti.”

The commemorative plaque depicts the facing portrait of the Hungarian poet Miklós Radnóti (1909–1944), with the inscription: „RADNÓTI”. The current version of the ELTE Radnóti Miklós Teacher Training School commemorative plaque is the school's award, it was founded by the school in 1983. It is awarded to the most deserving 12th grade student for excellent academic work and for the school community.

Written by Hedvig Kocsis, Georgina Schlay

szlavikszab 2024. 05. 10., Fri – 09:07

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Mozaikok az ELTE örökségéből – 2024. április

szlavikszab — Wed, 17 Apr 2024 13:49:13 +0000

Mosaics from the heritage of ELTE – April 2024

Object of the month – Commemorative medal of the Pre-school and Primary Education Association

The purpose of the association, founded in 1889, is to raise the professional standards of pre-school and primary teacher training schools, as well as to increase the recognition of institutional and teaching activities. In 2023 Dr. habil. Éva Márkus, the dean of the Faculty of Primary and Pre-school Education was elected to the president of the association.

Years can be seen on the medal image on the obverse. In the middle: „1992”, in the middle of it: „1889”. At the top and bottom of the circular is the name of the organization in Hungarian. The image of the medal on the back shows two hands joining. Below the image of the medal is the maker's mark: an SZ between the letters GY. The commemorative medal was made in 1992 by György Szabó.

Written by Abt Anett

szlavikszab 2024. 04. 17., Wed – 16:00

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Mozaikok az ELTE örökségéből – 2024. március

szlavikszab — Mon, 18 Mar 2024 13:14:53 +0000

Mosaics from the heritage of ELTE – March 2024

Object of the month – Theodor von Sickel commemorative medal

In the 245-piece numismatic collection of the ELTE University Library and Archives – University History Collection, we keep many commemorative medals and plaques. Mainly objects made in the 20th century were collected, but we also have 18 commemorative medals from the 1800s.

Based on their nature and provenance research, these could be gifts from partner institutions’ and important people's anniversaries or other events. For example, the historian Sándor Szilágyi (1827–1899), the former director of the University Library, received some medals as a gift, and after his death he left them to our institution in his will. Among these, we chose the decorative Theodor von Sickel commemorative medal as the object of the month.

The bronze commemorative medal was made in Vienna in 1887 and was designed by the Austrian Anton Scharff (1845–1903). The medal image on the obverse depicts a bust of a man with a beard and mustache facing right, as well as a coat of arms on the lower right side. On the left side of the image, the master mark is visible, the rim is decorated with a string of pearl motif. Inscription: „THEODORO EQITI AB SICKEL”; in the inner circle: „PROF. P. XXX ANNOS VINDOBONENSI”.

The reverse of the medal depicts a seated female figure holding a tablet and writing implements, surrounded by three young boys holding instruments symbolizing the sciences. In the background, the facade of the main building of the University of Vienna, handed over in 1884, can be seen. The rim is decorated with a string of pearl motif. Circumscription in Latin: „RERUM GESTARUM INVESTIGATORI SUBTILISSIMO”.

The inscription below the medal image: „AMICI ET DISCIPULI / VENERABUNDI / MDCCCLXXXVII”.

Theodor von Sickel (1826–1908) was a historian researching the Middle Ages, and a significant representative of diploma studies. In 1867, he received his appointment at the University of Vienna, and the commemorative medal was created for the 30th anniversary of his professorship.

szlavikszab 2024. 03. 18., Mon – 14:50

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Mozaikok az ELTE örökségéből – 2024. február

szlavikszab — Thu, 15 Feb 2024 10:37:07 +0000

Mosaics from heritage of ELTE – February 2024

Object of the month – Commemorative plaque of Trefort Ágoston Teacher Training High School

ELTE Trefort Ágoston Gyakorló Teacher Training High School has been committed to the high-level cultivation of teacher training and the creation of high-quality education since the beginning, but sport only gradually became part of the students' everyday life. Although in 1872 - the year the school was founded - there was a secondary school bill for four gym lessons a week, but until 1928 only two lessons a week were introduced. At the same time, however, the children's passion for sports made its way under the guidance of enthusiastic teachers.

In the 1898/99. academic year instead of a the former club, the literature and sports division was established: in bad weather, students read their own works or held lectures and analyzed works, while in good weather they played various sports, even organized a home football match.

In the following years, the sport club gradually expanded with the rise of various winter-summer, indoor and outdoor sports. For example, the swimming division was founded in 1926, and the beginnings were summarized in the school's yearbook (page 34): "...by setting it up, we not only opened up one of the most useful sports to the students, but also satisfied their wishes, as evidenced by the large number of members: 45 student entered the division. They held their practices once a week in the swimming pool of the Rudas Thermal Bath in the framework of „KISOSz” training under the leadership of Sándor Kugler."

In the 1940/41. academic year there were already 13 divisions within the sport club, the head of it was Miklüs Bély, the gym teacher of the high school. The students could play different sports, from table tennis to skiing, and in addition to practice lessons, they could also participate in institutional and KISOK (National Center for Sport Clubs of High Schools) competitions. The swimmers could measure themselves in various distances and events at the institutional competition organized on April 22, 1941.

In the school's collection, there is a commemorative plaque of the swimming division of the sport club, two metal plaques are attached to the white marble base. The upper circular plaque (diameter: 5 cm) depicts two men looking to the left. The figure in the back wears Roman or Greek dress (presumably representing Mars/Ares), and has one hand on the shoulder of the young man in the foreground, while the other holds up a small figure of Victoria/Nike, the goddess of victory, on a podium. The naked man in the foreground holds a flag over his right shoulder. The rim is decorated with a string of pearl motif, and below the image of the medal is the mark of the maker, medalist Lajos Berán (1882–1942). The inscription on the plaque is in Hungarian, its meaning is "PRACTICAL HIGH SCHOOL SPORT Club"

The lower, square plaque (4.5x1.5 cm) has a similar inscription, meaning: "SWIMMING / 1940-41 ACADEMIC YEAR" In the lower left corner of the plaque is the manufacturer's mark of Ludvig Ede.

Written by Mónika Marácz, Georgina Schlay

szlavikszab 2024. 02. 15., Thu – 11:54

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Bővítettük nemzetközi kapcsolatainkat – Intézményünk az Universeum tagja

K7MIU1 — Wed, 31 Jan 2024 15:23:18 +0000

Expanding our international relations – Our institution has joined Universeum

From 2024, ELTE University Library and Archives will be a member of the Universeum European Academic Heritage Network.

The mission of the University Heritage Coordination Project, led by the ELTE University Library and Archives, which is also responsible for the preservation of a rich cultural heritage, is to map, protect and make visible the cultural heritage preserved by the University to both the academic and the general public, becoming part of a European network by joining Universeum.

Universeum aims to preserve and promote the European cultural heritage and knowledge assets held in the collections of higher education institutions. The European organisation was founded in 2000 with representatives of collections and museums from twelve European universities at the University of Halle-Wittenberg in Germany.

Universeum regularly organises meetings, edits publications and facilitates exchanges between academic heritage institutions across Europe. The organisation is open to heritage and museum professionals, researchers, students, university administrators and all people interested in university heritage, and is committed to the continuous dissemination of knowledge, exchange of expertise and experience, and the promotion of the use of European scientific heritage in research and education. It provides a European forum for the implementation of cooperation projects, encourages the creation of national networks and provides support for the preservation of cultural assets and for networking between European institutions and universities. Annually, it will also organise a conference with in-person participation, in 2024 with ICOM–UMAC, the world association of university collections and museums. Our affiliation will allow us to participate in meetings and build international professional relationships. Our membership currently includes a number of representatives from Eastern Europe, allowing us to contribute effectively to both the European and regional discourse.

K7MIU1 2024. 01. 31., Wed – 16:43

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Mozaikok az ELTE örökségéből – 2024. január

szlavikszab — Fri, 12 Jan 2024 07:44:01 +0000

Mosaics from heritage of ELTE – January 2024

Obejct of the month – Sándor Szilágyi commemorative medal

The image on the obverse shows the bust of an elderly man with a beard and mustache looking to the left. Under the image of the medal is the name of the artist (Anton Scharff), on the left side inscription: „AET LXX”.

The image on the reverse is divided horizontally. In the upper field, three figures can be seen between books and a globe. On the left side of the field, there are names related to Sándor Szilágyi’s historical activities: „BÁTHORY / BETHLEN / RÁKÓCZY”. In the lower field the building of the University Library can be seen, above the coat of arms of the Eötvös Loránd University (then Budapest University) and the mint mark of Kremnica. Inscription on the left side of the field: „RERUM HUNGARICARUM AC TRANSSYLVANICARUM INDIGATORI INDEFESSO 1897”.

Bronze commemorative medal made on the occasion of the 70th birthday of the historian Sándor Szilágyi (1927–1899). The medal was presented by the admirers at the meeting of the Hungarian Historical Society on the 21st of June 1897. During his research activities, Sándor Szilágyi worked on early modern Hungarian and Transylvanian topics, from 1878 until his death he was the director of the University Library of Eötvös Loránd University (then Budapest University).

szlavikszab 2024. 01. 12., Fri – 09:27

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20 éves a Társadalomtudományi Kar - kiállítás

admin — Mon, 18 Dec 2023 13:44:47 +0000

The Faculty of Social Sciences is 20 years old - exhibition

The Faculty of Social Sciences is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year.

On November 9, an all-day festive conference took place, which was also connected to a faculty history exhibition.

Some objects were displayed at the exhibition:

publications since the establishment of the Faculty (both in the form of posters and books);
small printouts related to the Faculty (admission information booklets, Doctoral School information booklets, student magazines – Kistáska TÁTKontúr);
ex-libris (in the form of posters) in the books in the Faculty Library;
teachers’ and professors’ nameplates that were previously used in the buildings on Pollack Mihály tér and Múzeum körút;
and a briefcase used by Tibor Huszár.

The exhibition can be viewed in the lobby of the conference room in the basement of building A of the Lágymányosi Campus.

Since the historical documents and objects already in the Library's holdings and those that came to us this year were collected and organized in connection with the anniversary, the management of the Faculty decided, at the suggestion of the head of the library, to create a separate Faculty History Collection.

In connection with the anniversary, the historical documents and objects already existing in the Faculty Library and collected this year were organized, so the management of the Faculty decided, on the recommendation of the librarian, to create a Faculty Historical Collection.

Author: Krisztina Egri

admin 2023. 12. 18., Mon – 14:58

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